From Kabul to Dakar: Peace Corps Stories from the Rossmoor News (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500191214)

In 1974, Douglas Hergert landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, to begin what would become a five-year, two-country tour in the Peace Corps. He lived and worked for two years in Afghanistan - when the country was still a peaceful and beautiful place to visit. Then he transferred to S n gal, in West Africa. During his Peace Corps years, Hergert had great adventures, which, now many years later, he shares with humor and warm attention to detail: -Living in a mud house in rural Afghanistan -Attending a village Afghan wedding -Learning to barter in Pashto in the bazaars of Afghanistan -Eating in a kabaab shop in Kandahar, the only foreigner present -Experiencing an earthquake in southern Afghanistan -Teaching at the University of Dakar -Getting married at the Cathedral of Dakar -Shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey in Kaolack, S n gal -Mastering the art of S n galese cuisine -Living with the mysteries of cross-linguistic meaning -Nurturing an African son

Author: Douglas Hergert
ISBN-10: 1500191213
ISBN-13: 9781500191214
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/13/2014
Pages: 74
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.18d